Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Emerging Designers of Artistic Form

The Whitney Biennial opened last week showcasing Americas top emerging artists. The Biennial is ridding the coattails of New York Fashion Week, which featured a great deal of American emerging designers. Hundreds aspired to present their line in front of the influential press, buyers and guests with the hopes of being noticed.

If you're lucky like Timo Weiland, it will happen sooner than later. Flipping through this month's Elle, a satin ruffled skirt is paired with a cotton button down top. The shirt from GAP is $50, the skirt $2,200. Weiland designed that skirt. Not bad for only presenting his second collection this past Fashion Week ( more impressive is that the skirt is from his first)....